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From: "Betty" <>
Subject: Re: Calvin Kidder
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 07:12:08 -0500
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Hi Stew,

I've responded to you on another List, but I just noticed something I forgot
to respond to. I've seen a copy of the "History of New Ipswich," probably
in the Special Collections Room of the Haverhill (MA) Public Library.
And, I think I copied a few pages out of it, but I don't remember copying
($$) every page which mentioned the KIDDER's.

My ancestor was Joseph KIDDER, one of three brothers from Westford, MA
(Chelmsford, MA), who left the area to help found New Ipswich, NH, in the
1730's. (Brothers were Aaron, and more well-known Reuben KIDDER.)

Joseph moved his family to the next town, Temple, NH. One of his youngest
was Calvin KIDDER, who left the area around Age 18 (~1783) to migrate to
Canada. He probably joined a HITCHINGS family and probably other southern
NH families who were heading to Nova Scotia. They settled in what was soon
to become New Brunswick.

Betty (near Lowell, MA)

FYI: I just moved to a new home one month ago, and do not have ready
access to my boxes .. of genealogy papers. But, I do have my Billerica
book handy.
Two of my "wishes" are to own my own copy of the "History of Chelmsford" and
the "History of New Ipswich."


----- Original Message -----
From: "Stewart Rowe" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 5:22 PM
Subject: Calvin Kidder


> There was a Calvin Kidder born Aug 22, 1765 in New Ipswich NH to Joseph
> (Thomas3, John2, James1) and Rebecca (Chamberlin) Kidder, according to
> "History of New Ipswich" (1914) by Charles Henry Chandler. Much detail
back
> to the 1650 appearance of James1 in Cambridge Mass., when he married
there.
> An earlier history of New Ipswich, from which Chandler drew
liberally,was
> by a Kidder (I've lost the given name) then a resident of the town,
written
> about 1850. I found that in the Cincinnati library, but I bought a copy of
> the Chandler.
> The Kidder section in the Chandler book takes up quite a few pages. If
you
> need it and can't find it in a nearby library, send me your snail-mail
> address and I'll copy them for you.
> Stew Rowe
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Betty" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 5:31 AM
> Subject: Re: Correction -- Re: [MEWALDO] Waldo County town themes
>
>
> > Hi David,
> >
> > Thank you for telling me about Tom's web site. I just searched the
> > queries for the two surnames I'm interested in for the northern half of
> > Maine. I did not find KIDDER mentioned, so I will post a general
query
> > about that surname. That is my main research of 10+ years, and my
> > ancestor, Calvin KIDDER, left NH as a young man to travel to what was
then
> > NS ~1783 and settled in what is now St. Stephen, NB. He died in a
> boating
> > accident in early 1799, leaving his only child, a son, less than 2 weeks
> > old. The son, J. Calvin KIDDER's descendants were centered in
> Washington
> > County, ME, from 1850 to present.
> >
> > There were two queries from me on my related WILKINS surname. FYI:
> The
> > first query might have my previous e-mail address. In general, I am
> > looking for all information about WILKINS men and/or families who were
> > living in "Maine" during the 1700's .. or up to 1810.
> >
> > I don't know if this is "netiquette," but I spotted another WILKINS
query.
> > Upon reading it, I discovered it mentioned .. Belfast, ME:
> >
> > WILKINS: I am seeking the children of David and Harriet (Hatch) Wilkins
as
> > well as those born to Elias and Jenny Wilkins. David and Harriet
married
> > about 1835 in Knox, their marriage info would also be helpful. I am
> trying
> > to trace the ancestry of my gg grandmother, Ida J Wilkins, b. in
> Portland
> > to James and Catherine Wilkins- I found them in a 1870 census for
Portland
> > and I found James (age is right) in the 1850 census living with David
and
> > Harriet in Knox. In 1840, Elias was living next door to David and
Harriet
> > which makes me suspect he is David's father. Elias was married in the
> early
> > 1800s in Belfast. James' children were born approx between 1836 and
1850.
> >
> > ... Of my 4 years of on-line searching for the parents of my ancestor,
> > Samuel WILKINS, reportedly born 1770's in "Maine," I don't recall
hearing
> > about the WILKINS families in Belfast and/or Knox, ME, in the 1830's.
> >
> > Thank you for your time.
> >
> > Betty (near Lowell, MA)
> >
> > P.S. I will post separately - adding my surnames to the subject line.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Sylvester" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 10:24 AM
> > Subject: Correction -- Re: [MEWALDO] Waldo County town themes
> >
> >
> > > Hi List,
> > >
> > > My apologies for the error in the link to Tom Elliott's site. I had
> > > used my word processor to spell check and grammar check and when I
> > > pasted the text back here it got jumbled. The correct URL to Tom's
> > > site is
> > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mewaldo/index.htm
> > >
> > > Also the link to my site got jumbled and the corrected version
> > > appears below.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > David
> > > Waldo County Listowner
> > > http://www.mdwsweb.com/genealogylists/waldocountymaine.html
> > >
> > > ______________________________
> >
>

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